面式、经式异构体的钴-氨基硫脲配合物作为催化剂应用于可见光催化分解水产氢（英文）

近年来,作为替代贵金属铂催化剂的铁、钴和镍等非贵金属配合物分子催化剂,由于合成容易、结构调控方便以及具有良好的催化活性等特点,成为均相光催化分解水产氢领域的研究热点.其中,钴配合物具有结构简单、成本低廉、容易合成以及具有理想的氧化还原电位等优势,更是光催化分解水产氢领域的优先研究对象.由于稳定性及溶解度的问题,在已报道的研究工作中,大部分钴配合物测试环境均在有机溶剂或有机溶剂/水混合溶剂中.因此,寻找水溶性良好的钴配合物催化剂成为了目前的均相光催化分解水产氢领域的研究焦点之一.在此之前,氨基硫脲配合物已经广泛用于生物和制药等研究,例如:抗氧化、抗菌以及抗病毒等领域.而在人工光合产氢领域采用氨基硫脲配合物作为催化剂的例子则比较罕见.在该项研究中,我们报道了一对水溶性较好(40 mg mL~(–1),20°C)且具有几何异构特征的八面体钴-氨基硫脲配合物作为光、电催化质子还原产氢的分子催化剂.这对几何异构体分别为:面式异构体[Co(Htsc)_3]Cl_3·3H_2O(C1,Htsc=氨基硫脲配体)和经式异构体[Co(Htsc)_3]Cl_3·4H_2O(C2).我们将几何异构体C1和C2作为水还原分子催化剂,与有机光敏剂荧光素一起构筑了不含贵金属成分的光催化分解水产氢体系.在三乙胺作为牺牲剂及纯水环境中,体系展现出了良好的光催化制氢性能.可见光照15 h后,体系产氢相对于催化剂的TON接近900.对比实验结果表明,具有这对几何异构的C1和C2具有相似的光催化产氢性能,暗示其催化机理的相似性.汞中毒实验结果表明,光催化分解水产氢过程中并没有钴纳米胶体形成,可以确定这是一个均相光催化分解水产氢体系.在纯水环境下,我们将C1和C2与传统的钴配合物(钴肟配合物:[Co(dmgH)_2pyCl](dmg H=丁二酮肟,py=吡啶);联吡啶钴配合物:[Co(bpy)_3Cl_2](bpy=2,2'-联吡啶))的催化活性进行对比.结果表明,催化剂C1和C2展现出了较强的光催化产氢活性.此外,电催化实验表明,在乙腈中且乙酸作为质子源的条件下,C1和C2具有相同的电催化活性,过电位接近640毫伏,催化转化频率(TOF)为每秒210.同时,在pH=7的磷酸盐缓冲溶液中,C1和C2也同样表现出对水分子的电催化产氢性能,过电势为560毫伏.这是当前第一例具有几何异构体的分子催化剂对光、电催化产氢体系影响的工作.     

二吡啶四硝基酞菁钴的合成及光谱—电化学性质研究

本文报道了以钼酸铵为催化剂,将4—硝基邻苯二甲酸酐、脲和氯化铵混合,于220℃加热合成四硝基酞菁钴,将此配合物溶于吡啶,于115℃加热反应6天合成了二吡啶四硝基酞菁钻配合物。并对二吡啶四硝基酞菁钴的氧化还原半波电势、电解氧化还原产物的电子吸收光谱进行了研究。     

CO_2电催化还原的研究 Ⅴ.有机碱对CO_2电催化还原的影响

考察了有机碱(咪唑和吡啶)对CO_2电催化还原的影响。结果表明:催化剂为1:1时,咪唑可提高催化剂的活性,过量咪唑会降低催化剂的活性;吡啶在任何配比量下都降低了催化剂活性。这证实了CO_2电催化还原是通过形成CO_2卟啉钴配合物的推断。     

电化学氧化增强金属钴卟啉的自组装研究

应用电化学方法将钴(Ⅱ)卟啉氧化成钴(Ⅲ)卟啉以增强它与4-巯基吡啶(MP)自组装膜的轴向配位作用,从而快速制备了有序钴卟啉自组装修饰电极CoTMPP/MP/Au(E).电化学石英晶体微天平(EQCM)测试证实电化学氧化对钴卟啉膜生长过程的增强作用.Ram an光谱及修饰电极电催化还原氧研究显示,该修饰电极与经过长时间浸渍法得到的CoTMPP/MP/Au(I)修饰电极具有完全相似的有序结构和性质.与直接将钴卟啉吸附在电极表面的CoTMPP/Au修饰电极相比,以巯基吡啶为桥键得到的钴卟啉修饰电极具有更好的电催化活性和稳定性.     

卟啉化合物的研究 Ⅵ.双环双金属钴卟啉的合成

金属卟啉配合物对氧还原反应有良好的电催化活性,是一种高效的氧还原反应催化剂.查全性等的研究表明,四对甲氧苯基钴卟啉配合物对氧还原反应有很好的电催化活性和稳定性,是适用于广泛pH范围的氧化还原反应催化剂.Collman等发现双环双金属卟啉配合物比单环单金属卟啉的催化活性好,这可能是由于两个卟啉环和两个中心金属离子协同作用的结果.Collman和Anson等合成了一系列“面-面”双环双金属卟啉配合物,并用于催化氧还原反应,发现它们可催化氧还原的四电子反应,将氧分子直接还原成水,可极大限度地     

CoPy/C催化剂应用碱性介质氧还原催化的电化学性能

利用碳黑（Vulcan XC-72R）中加入硫酸钴和吡啶（Py）作为催化剂前驱体,经溶剂分散热处理构建了一类新型的高效氧还原CoPy/C复合催化剂.并运用循环伏安法（CV）和旋转圆盘电极（RDE）技术研究了不同Co含量的CoPy/C催化剂在碱性介质中对氧还原的电催化活性.结果表明:Co的存在对氧的催化剂活性位的形成有重要影响,800℃下所制备的10%Co30%Py/C（质量分数）复合催化剂表现出最佳的氧还原催化活性.以其制备的气体扩散电极在3.0 mol·L^-1KOH电解质溶液（O₂气氛）中0.014 V（相对于标准氧电极（RHE））即可产生明显的氧还原电流.同40%Py/C相比,10%Co30%Py/C催化氧还原的起峰电位正移了71 mV,同时表现出明显的极限扩散电流.在-0.16 V时电流密度达到最大值,电流密度为1.0 mA·cm^-2,半波电位在-0.07 V.透射电镜分析表明所制备的碳黑载吡啶钴（10%Co30%Py/C）催化剂平均粒径为20 nm.     

过渡金属(Mo,Fe,Co和Ni)基催化剂在电催化还原二氧化碳还原中应用

近年来,全球二氧化碳排放量逐年增加, 对人们赖以生存的生态环境已造成严重威胁, 因此将二氧化碳转化成高附加值的化学品和燃料受到前所未有的广泛关注. 与目前已开发的转化技术(如热催化和光催化等)相比, 电催化二氧化碳转化技术具有稳定的效率?可控的选择性?简单的反应单元和巨大的工业应用潜力, 是一种更为理想的转化技术之一. 从反应动力学来看, 目前的催化剂仍难以克服反应过程中高的能量屏障以及迟缓的反应速度. 另一方面, 电催化二氧化碳转化包含多个质子和电子的耦合过程, 反应过程包含多种路径, 反应产物往往是混合物. 在此背景下, 如何发展高催化效率和高选择性电催化剂成为目前研究的焦点. 在众多的电催化剂中, 贵金属及其合金展现出较高的电催化二氧化碳还原活性, 但储量小的缺点限制了其大规模的工业应用. 铜基材料可以把二氧化碳转化为附加值更高的产品. 然而, 铜基材料仍难以克服选择性差?失活严重和效率低等缺点. 作为一种更廉价的材料, 碳基催化剂具有价廉?比表面积大?导电性好?化学性质稳定以及优异的机械性能等优点在电催化二氧化碳还原中得到了广泛的研究. 然而, 单纯的碳催化剂对于二氧化碳分子活化以及吸附反应中间体能力较低, 导致了碳基材料催化电催化二氧化碳还原活性以及选择性较低. 因此, 开发出可实际应用的高效率和高选择性非贵金属电极材料是当前该技术研究中亟待解决的关键科学问题.过渡金属基化合物在能源转化中展现出巨大的应用潜力. 过渡金属价电子在d轨道, 而d轨道邻近费米能级, d轨道电子填充的变化使得d轨道中心与费米能级相对位置发生变化, 进而展现出多种催化活性. 电催化二氧化碳还原是一个多电子和质子耦合过程, 催化剂的本征活性由其表面电子结构决定. 在此背景下, 过渡金属基化合物价层电子轨道的多变性使其成为提高电催化二氧化碳还原效率和选择性的理想催化剂. 对于电催化二氧化碳还原, 不同中间体的标度关系是制约反应总效率的关键因素. N?rskov等研究发现, MoS2, MoSe2和Ni掺杂 MoS2催化剂上存在不同种类的活性位点. 不同的活性位点可以分别吸附反应中间体并使中间体的吸附过程相对独立, 从而有效打断中间体的标度关系. 2014,Salehi-Khojin等成功把MoS2应用在高效电催化二氧化碳还原中. 边缘Mo原子d带电子靠近费米能级的特性使其具有更高的电催化活性. 其它研究工作者通过引入掺杂物质, 进一步提高了MoS2的电催化二氧化碳还原性能. Fe位点在理论上虽然具有很高的电催化二氧化碳转化活性, 然而目前铁基催化剂的研究相对较少. Co基材料也可用于电催化二氧化碳转化.2016年, Xie等首次制备无机Co基材料用于电催化二氧化碳还原. 部分氧化的钴可以促进速控步骤反应进程, 进而降低整体反应的过电势. 基于此, 制备了超薄的Co3O4片层, 发现价电子轨道中心更靠近费米能级时, 电极材料展现出更高的催化活性. 进一步研究发现氧空穴的存在也可以减小速控步骤的能量屏障. 此外, Ni基材料也被证明具有高的催化二氧化碳转化活性. 目前这些研究工作对如何构建高性能电极材料在理论上给出了指导方向, 并且联系实验证明了方法的可行性. 受到这些工作的启发, 未来可将有巨大潜力的过渡金属基化合物化合物, 例如过渡金属氮化物?过渡金属磷化物?过渡金属碳化物和过渡金属硼化物等, 作为电催化剂研究其二氧化碳还原催化性能. 另外, 就目前的研究来看, 将二氧化碳有效地还原到特定的产物仍存在巨大的挑战. 如何优化过渡金属(Mo, Fe, Co和Ni)基催化剂价层d轨道结构, 促进反应中间体吸附过程, 将是解决催化活性和选择性这一科学问题的关键.     

CoPy/C催化氧还原的碱效应及活性位研究

以碳黑(Vulcan XC-72R)为载体, 硫酸钴(CoSO₄ · 7H₂O)和吡啶(Py)作为催化剂前躯体, 经溶剂分散及800℃热处理可制备出高效催化氧还原反应(ORR)的碳载钴吡啶复合催化剂(15%Co25%Py/C, 质量分数). 采用红外光谱(IR)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)等对催化剂的结构进行表征. 运用旋转圆盘电极(RDE)技术研究了不同浓度的KOH溶液(0.05~12.0 mol/L)对CoPy/C催化氧还原活性的影响. 结果表明, 不同浓度的KOH溶液对CoPy/C催化剂催化氧还原反应(ORR)的性能影响很大, 在0.05和0.1 mol/L KOH溶液中催化剂活性最高. 以其制备的气体扩散电极在0.05 mol/L KOH溶液(O₂气氛)中的半波电位为-0.138 V, 起峰电位为0.10 V, 同时表现出明显的极限扩散电流. 在-0.381 V时电流密度达到最大值(4.39 mA/cm²). 随着KOH溶液浓度的增加(pH值下降), 起始电压沿负方向移动, 同时动力学、 混合动力学和扩散区的电流密度均下降. RDE研究结果表明, 在0.05和0.1 mol/L KOH溶液中, O₂在CoPy/C电极上的还原主要经4e^-过程还原成H₂O. XPS研究结果表明, 吡啶作为小分子富氮源对提高催化剂的活性具有重要作用, 所制备催化剂经800℃高温热处理形成了石墨N, 吡啶N以及部分氧化态的氮结构, 其中石墨N和吡啶N作为催化剂的活性中心, 提供氧还原活性位, 从而使该类催化剂对氧还原表现出很好的电催化性能和选择性.     

过渡金属(Mo,Fe,Co和Ni)基催化剂在电催化还原二氧化碳还原中应用（英文）

近年来,全球二氧化碳排放量逐年增加,对人们赖以生存的生态环境已造成严重威胁,因此将二氧化碳转化成高附加值的化学品和燃料受到前所未有的广泛关注.与目前已开发的转化技术(如热催化和光催化等)相比,电催化二氧化碳转化技术具有稳定的效率、可控的选择性、简单的反应单元和巨大的工业应用潜力,是一种更为理想的转化技术之一.从反应动力学来看,目前的催化剂仍难以克服反应过程中高的能量屏障以及迟缓的反应速度.另一方面,电催化二氧化碳转化包含多个质子和电子的耦合过程,反应过程包含多种路径,反应产物往往是混合物.在此背景下,如何发展高催化效率和高选择性电催化剂成为目前研究的焦点.在众多的电催化剂中,贵金属及其合金展现出较高的电催化二氧化碳还原活性,但储量小的缺点限制了其大规模的工业应用.铜基材料可以把二氧化碳转化为附加值更高的产品.然而,铜基材料仍难以克服选择性差、失活严重和效率低等缺点.作为一种更廉价的材料,碳基催化剂具有价廉、比表面积大、导电性好、化学性质稳定以及优异的机械性能等优点在电催化二氧化碳还原中得到了广泛的研究.然而,单纯的碳催化剂对于二氧化碳分子活化以及吸附反应中间体能力较低,导致了碳基材料催化电催化二氧化碳还原活性以及选择性较低.因此,开发出可实际应用的高效率和高选择性非贵金属电极材料是当前该技术研究中亟待解决的关键科学问题.过渡金属基化合物在能源转化中展现出巨大的应用潜力.过渡金属价电子在d轨道,而d轨道邻近费米能级,d轨道电子填充的变化使得d轨道中心与费米能级相对位置发生变化,进而展现出多种催化活性.电催化二氧化碳还原是一个多电子和质子耦合过程,催化剂的本征活性由其表面电子结构决定.在此背景下,过渡金属基化合物价层电子轨道的多变性使其成为提高电催化二氧化碳还原效率和选择性的理想催化剂.对于电催化二氧化碳还原,不同中间体的标度关系是制约反应总效率的关键因素.N?rskov等研究发现,MoS_2,MoSe_2和Ni掺杂MoS_2催化剂上存在不同种类的活性位点.不同的活性位点可以分别吸附反应中间体并使中间体的吸附过程相对独立,从而有效打断中间体的标度关系.2014年,Salehi-Khojin等成功把MoS_2应用在高效电催化二氧化碳还原中.边缘Mo原子d带电子靠近费米能级的特性使其具有更高的电催化活性.其它研究工作者通过引入掺杂物质,进一步提高了MoS_2的电催化二氧化碳还原性能.Fe位点在理论上虽然具有很高的电催化二氧化碳转化活性,然而目前铁基催化剂的研究相对较少.Co基材料也可用于电催化二氧化碳转化.2016年,Xie等首次制备无机Co基材料用于电催化二氧化碳还原.部分氧化的钴可以促进速控步骤反应进程,进而降低整体反应的过电势.基于此,制备了超薄的Co_3O_4片层,发现价电子轨道中心更靠近费米能级时,电极材料展现出更高的催化活性.进一步研究发现氧空穴的存在也可以减小速控步骤的能量屏障.此外,Ni基材料也被证明具有高的催化二氧化碳转化活性.目前这些研究工作对如何构建高性能电极材料在理论上给出了指导方向,并且联系实验证明了方法的可行性.受到这些工作的启发,未来可将有巨大潜力的过渡金属基化合物化合物,例如过渡金属氮化物、过渡金属磷化物、过渡金属碳化物和过渡金属硼化物等,作为电催化剂研究其二氧化碳还原催化性能.另外,就目前的研究来看,将二氧化碳有效地还原到特定的产物仍存在巨大的挑战.如何优化过渡金属(Mo,Fe,Co和Ni)基催化剂价层d轨道结构,促进反应中间体吸附过程,将是解决催化活性和选择性这一科学问题的关键.     

酞菁钴－高分子双层膜修饰电极对氧的催化电还原

酞菁钴－高分子双层膜修饰电极对氧的催化电还原董国孝，李纪生，庄瑞舫（中国科学院北京化学研究所，北京，１０００８０）（南京大学配位化学研究所）关键词酞菁合钴，双层膜修饰电极，电还原金属酞菁配合物的催化活性和电催化活性已引起化学家们的极大兴趣，它们作为电...     

Rigid medium stabilization of metal-to-ligand charge transfer excited states

The salts [Ru(bpy)3](PF6)2, cis-[Ru(bpy)2(py)2](PF6)2, trans-[Ru(bpy)2(4-Etpy)2](PF6)2, [Ru(tpy)2](PF6)2, and [Re(bpy)(CO)3(4-Etpy)](PF6) (bpy=2,2'-bipyridine, py=pyridine, 4-Etpy=4-ethylpyridine, and tpy=2,2':6',2-terpyridine) have been incorporated into poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) films and their photophysical properties examined by both steady-state and time-resolved absorption and emission measurements. Excited-state lifetimes for the metal salts incorporated in PMMA are longer and emission energies enhanced due to a rigid medium effect when compared to fluid CH3CN solution. In PMMA part of the fluid medium reorganization energy, lambdaoo, contributes to the energy gap with lambdaoo approximately 700 cm-1 for [Ru(bpy)3](PF6)2 from emission measurements. Enhanced lifetimes can be explained by the energy gap law and the influence of the excited-to-ground state energy gap, Eo, on nonradiative decay. From the results of emission spectral fitting on [Ru(bpy)3](PF6)2* in PMMA, Eo is temperature dependent above 200 K with partial differentialEo/ partial differentialT=2.8 cm-1/deg. cis-[Ru(bpy)2(py)2](PF6)2 and trans-[Ru(bpy)2(4-Etpy)2](PF6)2 are nonemissive in CH3CN and undergo photochemical ligand loss. Both emit in PMMA and are stable toward ligand loss even for extended photolysis periods. The lifetime of cis-[Ru(bpy)2(py)2](PF6)2* in PMMA is temperature dependent, consistent with a contribution to excited-state decay from thermal population and decay through a low-lying dd state or states. At temperatures above 190 K, coinciding with the onset of the temperature dependence of Eo for [Ru(bpy)3](PF6)2*, lifetimes become significantly nonexponential. The nonexponential behavior is attributed to dynamic coupling between MLCT and dd states, with the lifetime of the latter greatly enhanced in PMMA with tau approximately 3 ns. On the basis of these data and data in 4:1 (v/v) EtOH/MeOH, the energy gap between the MLCT and dd states is decreased by approximately 700 cm-1 in PMMA with the dd state at higher energy by DeltaH0 approximately 1000 cm-1. The "rigid medium stabilization effect" for cis-[Ru(bpy)2(py)2](PF6)2* in PMMA is attributed to inhibition of metal-ligand bond breaking and a photochemical cage effect.     

1,10]-Phenanthrolin-2-yl ketones and their coordination chemistry

A synthetic protocol involving the Friedl?nder reaction of 8-amino-7-quinolinecarbaldehyde followed by potassium dichromate oxidation was applied to 2,3,4-pentanetrione-3-oxime and 1-(pyrid-2'-yl)propane-1,2-dione-1-oxime to provide the ligands di-(phenathrolin-2-yl)-methanone (1) and phenanthrolin-2-yl-pyrid-2-yl-methanone (8), respectively. Ligand 1 complexed as a planar tetradentate with Pd(II) to form [Pd(1)](BF4)2 and with Ru(II) and two 4-substituted pyridines (4-R-py) to form [Ru(1)(4-R-py)2](PF6)2 where R = CF3, CH3, and Me2N. With [Ru(bpy)2Cl2], the dinuclear complex [(bpy)2Ru(1)Ru(bpy)2](PF6)4 was formed (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine). Ligand 8 afforded the homoleptic Ru(II) complex [Ru(8)2](PF6)2, as well as the heteroleptic complex [Ru(8)(tpy)](PF6)2 (tpy = 2,2';6,2'-terpyridine). The ligands and complexes were characterized by their NMR and IR spectra, as well as an X-ray structure determination of [Ru(1)(4-CH3-py)2](PF6)2. Electrochemical analysis indicated metal-based oxidation and ligand-based reduction that was consistent with results from electronic absorption spectra. The complexes [Ru(1)(4-R-py)2](PF6)2 were sensitive to the 4-substituent on the axial pyridine: electron donor groups facilitated the oxidation while electron-withdrawing groups impeded it.     

Synthesis and luminescence behaviour of novel heterodecanuclear silver(I)-rhenium(I) alkynyl complexes. X-ray crystal structures of [Ag6(mu-dppm)4[mu3-C[triple bond]CC[triple bond]C-Re(Me2bpy)(CO)3]4](PF6)2 and [Ag6(mu-dppm)4[mu3-C[triple bond]CC[triple bond]C-Re(Br2phen)(CO)3]4](PF6)2

A novel series of luminescent heterodecanuclear mixed-metal alkynyl complexes, [Ag6(mu-dppm)4[mu3-C[triple bond]CC[triple bond]C-Re(N--N)(CO)3]4](PF6)2, (N--N = tBu2bpy, Me2bpy, phen, Br2phen), have been successfully synthesized; the X-ray crystal structures of [Ag6(mu-dppm)4[mu3-C[triple bond]CC[triple bond]C-Re(Me2bpy)(CO)3]4](PF6)2 and [Ag6(mu-dppm)4[mu3-C[triple bond]CC[triple bond]C-Re(Br2phen)(CO)3]4](PF6)2 have also been determined.     

Systematic synthesis, isolation, and photophysical properties of linear-shaped Re(I) oligomers and polymers with 2-20 units

Systematic synthesis routes have been developed for the linear-shaped rhenium(I) oligomers and polymers bridged with bidentate phosphorus ligands, [Re(N--N)(CO)3-PP-{Re(N--N)(CO)2-PP-}(n)Re(N--N)(CO)3](PF6)(n+2) (N--N = diimine, PP = bidentate phosphine, n = 0-18). These were isolated by size exclusion chromatography (SEC) and identified by (1)H NMR, IR, electrospray ionization Fourier transform mass spectrometry, analytical SEC, and elemental analysis. Crystal structures of [Re(bpy)(CO)3-Ph2PC[triple bond]CPPh2-Re(bpy)(CO)3](PF6)2, [Re(bpy)(CO)3-Ph2PC[triple bond]CPPh2-Re(bpy)(CO)2-Ph2PC[triple bond]CPPh2-Re(bpy)(CO)3](PF6)3 and [Re(bpy)(CO)3-Ph2PC2H4PPh2-{Re(bpy)(CO)2Ph2PC2H4PPh2-}(n)Re(bpy)(CO)3](PF6)(n+2) (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine, n = 1, 2) were obtained, showing that they have interligand pi-pi interaction between the bpy ligand and the phenyl groups on the phosphorus ligand. All of the oligomers and polymers synthesized were emissive at room temperature in solution. For the dimers, broad emission was observed with a maximum at 523-545 nm, from the (3)MLCT excited-state of the tricarbonyl complex unit, [Re(N--N)(CO)3-PP-]. Emission from the longer oligomers and polymers with > or = 3 Re(I) units was observed at wavelengths 50-60 nm longer than those of the corresponding dimers. This fact and the emission decay results clearly show that energy transfer from the edge unit to the interior unit occurs with a rate constant of (0.9 x 10(8))-(2.5 x 10(8)) s(-1). The efficient energy transfer and the smaller exclusive volume of the longer Re(I) polymers indicated intermolecular aggregation for these polymers in an MeCN solution.     

Oxidation of ammonia in osmium polypyridyl complexes

The oxidations of cis- and trans-[OsIII(tpy)(Cl)2(NH3)](PF6), cis-[OsII(bpy)2(Cl)(NH3)](PF6), and [OsII(typ)(bpy)(NH3)](PF6)2 have been studied by cyclic voltammetry and by controlled-potential electrolysis. In acetonitrile or in acidic, aqueous solution, oxidation is metal-based and reversible, but as the pH is increased, oxidation and proton loss from coordinated ammonia occurs. cis- and trans-[OsIII(tpy)(Cl)2(NH3)](PF6) are oxidized by four electrons to give the corresponding OsVI nitrido complexes, [OSVI(typ)(Cl)2(N)]+. Oxidation of [Os(typ)(bpy)(NH3)](PF6)2 occurs by six electrons to give [Os(tpy)(bpy)(NO)](PF6)3. Oxidation of cis-[OsII(bpy)2(Cl)(NH3)](PF6) at pH 9.0 gives cis-[OsII(bpy)2(Cl)(NO)](PF6)2 and the mixed-valence form of the mu-N2 dimer [cis-[Os(bpy)2(Cl)2[mu-N2)](PF6)3. With NH4+ added to the electrolyte, cis-[OsII(bpy)2(Cl)(N2)](PF6) is a coproduct. The results of pH-dependent cyclic voltammetry measurements suggest OsIV as a common intermediate in the oxidation of coordinated ammonia. For cis- and trans-[OsIII(tpy)(Cl)2(NH3)]+, OsIV is a discernible intermediate. It undergoes further pH-dependent oxidation to [OsVI(tpy)(Cl)2(N)]+. For [OsII(tpy)(bpy)(NH3)]2+, oxidation to OsIV is followed by hydration at the nitrogen atom and further oxidation to nitrosyl. For cis-[OsII(bpy)2(Cl)-(NH3)]+, oxidation to OsIV is followed by N-N coupling and further oxidation to [cis-[Os(bpy)2(Cl)2(mu-N2)]3+. At pH 9, N-N coupling is competitive with capture of OsIV by OH- and further oxidation, yielding cis-[OsII(bpy)2(Cl)(NO)]2+.     

Synthesis and study of the spectroscopic and redox properties of Ru(II),Pt(II) mixed-metal complexes bridged by 2,3,5,6-tetrakis(2-pyridyl)pyrazine

The mixed-metal supramolecular complexes [(tpy)Ru(tppz)PtCl](PF6)3 and [ClPt(tppz)Ru(tppz)PtCl](PF6)4 (tpy = 2,2':6',2'-terpyridine and tppz = 2,3,5,6-tetrakis(2-pyridyl)pyrazine) were synthesized and characterized. These complexes contain ruthenium bridged by tppz to platinum centers to form stereochemically defined linear assemblies. X-ray crystallographic determinations of the two complexes confirm the identity of the metal complexes and reveal intermolecular interactions of the Pt sites in the solid state for [(tpy)Ru(tppz)PtCl](PF6)3 with a Pt...Pt distance of 3.3218(5) A. The (1)H NMR spectra show the expected splitting patterns characteristic of stereochemically defined mixed-metal systems and are assigned with the use of (1)H-(1)H COSY and NOESY. Electronic absorption spectroscopy displays intense ligand-based pi --> pi* transitions in the UV and MLCT transitions in the visible. Electrochemically [(tpy)Ru(tppz)PtCl](PF6)3 and [ClPt(tppz)Ru(tppz)PtCl](PF6)4 display reversible Ru (II/III) couples at 1.63 and 1.83 V versus Ag/AgCl, respectively. The complexes display very low potential tppz (0/-) and tppz(-/2-) couples, relative to their monometallic synthons, [(tpy)Ru(tppz)](PF6)2 and [Ru(tppz)2](PF6)2, consistent with the bridging coordination of the tppz ligand. The Ru(dpi) --> tppz(pi*) MLCT transitions are also red-shifted relative to the monometallic synthons occurring in the visible centered at 530 and 538 nm in CH3CN for [(tpy)Ru(tppz)PtCl](PF6)3 and [ClPt(tppz)Ru(tppz)PtCl](PF6)4, respectively. The complex [(tpy)Ru(tppz)PtCl](PF6)3 displays a barely detectable emission from the Ru(dpi) --> tppz(pi*) (3)MLCT in CH 3CN solution at RT. In contrast, [ClPt(tppz)Ru(tppz)PtCl](PF6)4 displays an intense emission from the Ru(dpi) --> tppz(pi*) (3)MLCT state at RT with lambda max(em) = 754 nm and tau = 80 ns.     

Synthesis of mononuclear and dinuclear ruthenium(II) tris(heteroleptic) complexes via photosubstitution in bis(carbonyl) precursors

A novel, and quite general, approach for the preparation of tris(heteroleptic) ruthenium(II) complexes is reported. Using this method, which is based on photosubstitution of carbonyl ligands in precursors such as [Ru(bpy)(CO)(2)Cl(2)] and [Ru(bpy)(Me(2)bpy)(CO)(2)](PF(6))(2), mononuclear and dinuclear Ru(II) tris(heteroleptic) polypyridyl complexes containing the bridging ligands 3,5-bis(pyridin-2-yl)-1,2,4-triazole (Hbpt) and 3,5-bis(pyrazin-2-yl)-1,2,4-triazole (Hbpzt) have been prepared. The complexes obtained were purified by column chromatography and characterized by HPLC, mass spectrometry, 1H NMR, absorption and emission spectroscopy and by electrochemical methods. The X-ray structures of the compounds [Ru(bpy)(Me(2)bpy)(bpt)](PF(6))x0.5C(4)H(10)O [1x0.5C(4)H(10)O], [Ru(bpy)(Me(2)bpy)(bpzt)](PF(6))xH(2)O (2xH(2)O) and [Ru(bpy)(Me(2)bpy)(CH(3)CN)(2)](PF(6))(2)xC(4)H(10)O (6xC(4)H(10)O) are reported. The synthesis and characterisation of the dinuclear analogues of 1 and 2, [{Ru(bpy)(Me(2)bpy)}(2)bpt](PF(6))(3)x2H(2)O (3) and [{Ru(bpy)(Me(2)bpy)}(2)bpzt](PF(6))(3) (4), are also described.     

Scrutinizing low-spin Cr(II) complexes

The oxidation state of the chromium center in the following compounds has been probed using a combination of chromium K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy and density functional theory: [Cr(phen)(3)][PF(6)](2) (1), [Cr(phen)(3)][PF(6)](3) (2), [CrCl(2)((t)bpy)(2)] (3), [CrCl(2)(bpy)(2)]Cl(0.38)[PF(6)](0.62) (4), [Cr(TPP)(py)(2)] (5), [Cr((t)BuNC)(6)][PF(6)](2) (6), [CrCl(2)(dmpe)(2)] (7), and [Cr(Cp)(2)] (8), where phen is 1,10-phenanthroline, (t)bpy is 4,4'-di-tert-butyl-2,2'-bipyridine, and TPP(2-) is doubly deprotonated 5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphyrin. The X-ray crystal structures of complexes 1, [Cr(phen)(3)][OTf](2) (1'), and 3 are reported. The X-ray absorption and computational data reveal that complexes 1-5 all contain a central Cr(III) ion (S(Cr) = (3)/(2)), whereas complexes 6-8 contain a central low-spin (S = 1) Cr(II) ion. Therefore, the electronic structures of 1-8 are best described as [Cr(III)(phen(?))(phen(0))(2)][PF(6)](2), [Cr(III)(phen(0))(3)][PF(6)](3), [Cr(III)Cl(2)((t)bpy(?))((t)bpy(0))], [Cr(III)Cl(2)(bpy(0))(2)]Cl(0.38)[PF(6)](0.62), [Cr(III)(TPP(3?-))(py)(2)], [Cr(II)((t)BuNC)(6)][PF(6)](2), [Cr(II)Cl(2)(dmpe)(2)], and [Cr(II)(Cp)(2)], respectively, where (L(0)) and (L(?))(-) (L = phen, (t)bpy, or bpy) are the diamagnetic neutral and one-electron-reduced radical monoanionic forms of L, and TPP(3?-) is the one-electron-reduced doublet form of diamagnetic TPP(2-). Following our previous results that have shown [Cr((t)bpy)(3)](2+) and [Cr(tpy)(2)](2+) (tpy = 2,2':6',2"-terpyridine) to contain a central Cr(III) ion, the current results further refine the scope of compounds that may be described as low-spin Cr(II) and reveal that this is a very rare oxidation state accessible only with ligands in the strong-field extreme of the spectrochemical series.     

A novel heteroditopic terpyridine-pincer ligand as building block for mono- and heterometallic Pd(II) and Ru(II) complexes

A palladium-catalyzed Stille coupling reaction was employed as a versatile method for the synthesis of a novel terpyridine-pincer (3, TPBr) bridging ligand, 4'-{4-BrC6H2(CH2NMe2)2-3,5}-2,2':6',2' '-terpyridine. Mononuclear species [PdX(TP)] (X = Br, Cl), [Ru(TPBr)(tpy)](PF6)2, and [Ru(TPBr)2](PF6)2, synthesized by selective metalation of the NCNBr-pincer moiety or complexation of the terpyridine of the bifunctional ligand TPBr, were used as building blocks for the preparation of heterodi- and trimetallic complexes [Ru(TPPdCl)(tpy)](PF6)2 (7) and [Ru(TPPdCl)2](PF6)2 (8). The molecular structures in the solid state of [PdBr(TP)] (4a) and [Ru(TPBr)2](PF6)2 (6) have been determined by single-crystal X-ray analysis. Electrochemical behavior and photophysical properties of the mono- and heterometallic complexes are described. All the above di- and trimetallic Ru complexes exhibit absorption bands attributable to (1)MLCT (Ru --> tpy) transitions. For the heteroleptic complexes, the transitions involving the unsubstituted tpy ligand are at a lower energy than the tpy moiety of the TPBr ligand. The absorption bands observed in the electronic spectra for TPBr and [PdCl(TP)] have been assigned with the aid of TD-DFT calculations. All complexes display weak emission both at room temperature and in a butyronitrile glass at 77 K. The considerable red shift of the emission maxima relative to the signal of the reference compound [Ru(tpy)2]2+ indicates stabilization of the luminescent 3MLCT state. For the mono- and heterometallic complexes, electrochemical and spectroscopic studies (electronic absorption and emission spectra and luminescence lifetimes recorded at room temperature and 77 K in nitrile solvents), together with the information gained from IR spectroelectrochemical studies of the dimetallic complex [Ru(TPPdSCN)(tpy)](PF6)2, are indicative of charge redistribution through the bridging ligand TPBr. The results are in line with a weak coupling between the {Ru(tpy)2} chromophoric unit and the (non)metalated NCN-pincer moiety.     

Structural influence on the photochromic response of a series of ruthenium mononitrosyl complexes

In mononitrosyl complexes of transition metals two long-lived metastable states corresponding to linkage isomers of the nitrosyl ligand can be induced by irradiation with appropriate wavelengths. Upon irradiation, the N-bound nitrosyl ligand (ground state, GS) turns into two different conformations: isonitrosyl O bound for the metastable state 1 (MS1) and a side-on nitrosyl conformation for the metastable state 2 (MS2). Structural and spectroscopic investigations on [RuCl(NO)py(4)](PF(6))(2)·1/2H(2)O (py = pyridine) reveal a nearly 100% conversion from GS to MS1. In order to identify the factors which lead to this outstanding photochromic response we study in this work the influence of counteranions, trans ligands to the NO and equatorial ligands on the conversion efficiency: [RuX(NO)py(4)]Y(2)·nH(2)O (X = Cl and Y = PF(6)(-) (1), BF(4)(-) (2), Br(-)(3), Cl(-) (4); X = Br and Y = PF(6)(-) (5), BF(4)(-) (6), Br(-)(7)) and [RuCl(NO)bpy(2)](PF(6))(2) (8), [RuCl(2)(NO)tpy](PF(6)) (9), and [Ru(H(2)O)(NO)bpy(2)](PF(6))(3) (10) (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine; tpy = 2,2':6',2"-terpyridine). Structural and infrared spectroscopic investigations show that the shorter the distance between the counterion and the NO ligand the higher the population of the photoinduced metastable linkage isomers. DFT calculations have been performed to confirm the influence of the counterions. Additionally, we found that the lower the donating character of the ligand trans to NO the higher the photoconversion yield.